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Russian Forces Appear to Execute Ukrainian Prisoners Of War in Zaporizhzhia Region

Jul 10, 2024 16:44 Updated Jun 02, 2025 00:27

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Authors: Maryna Kulakova
News Editor

A video has emerged online appearing to show Russian forces shooting a group of Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Zaporizhzhia direction.

This is not the first time Russia has shot Ukrainian POWs. The killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is a serious international crime.

⚡️ In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Russian forces executed a group of Ukrainian prisoners of war.

According to preliminary data, the war crime was committed by occupiers from the 70th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces.

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